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Region
6 Brownfields Program
Host for The National Brownfields Conference,
New Orleans, Louisiana, November 16-18, 2009
Region 6 Brownfields Resources
NOTE: Grant Competition Proposal Guidelines Posted
Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, controlled substances, petroleum or petroleum products, or mine-scarred land.
Brownfields Program
As part of the US EPA's initiative to reuse and revitalize contaminated property, the Brownfields Program provides funds and technical assistance to states, communities and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
Brownfields Success Story
Santa Fe , New Mexico - The citizens of Santa Fe partnered to create the Railyard Master Plan and direct the sustainable redevelopment of an essentially abandoned 50-acre railyard site. Their vision honored the Railyard's history and engaged the culture, arts, and landscape of the city. Contaminants, consisting of lead, other metals, as well as petroleum and petroleum products, in the soil and groundwater were characterized through funding from an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant and Targeted Brownfields Assessment. The New Mexico Environment Department also provided assessment services. A grand opening celebration was held recently to herald this successful blending of live-in artist studios, galleries, museums, farmers' market, retail shops, office space, and over thirteen acres of open space with a park, plaza, and pedestrian promenade. Trains continue to arrive and depart from the depot. The Railyard practices water harvesting and will use other innovative, environmentally responsible systems.
UPCOMING EVENT
Oklahoma Brownfields Conference
When: December 2-3, 2008
Where: Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City
Details: Oklahoma Brownfields Conference 2008
Featured Brownfields Projects
Heifer International, Little Rock, Arkansas - Green Building - Green Parking Lot
Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC) - Redevelopment - Former School Becomes Home for PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
National Brownfields Resources
- National Brownfields Home Page
- The Brownfields Revitalization Act
- National Brownfields Grant Competition
- National Brownfields Conference
- Where You Live
Three Region 6 brownfields grant recipients were awarded supplemental funding through the Brownfields Sustainability Pilot program.
- City of Laredo - EPA funding will assist with the design of energy and resource conservation building features for a new recreation center adjacent to a reclaimed contaminated wetland along Chacon Creek.
- Latino Community Development Agency, Oklahoma City - EPA assistance will support the design plans for a community rooftop garden with a sustainable stormwater management system on a former commercial retail property being transformed into a critically needed community resource.
- City of Houston - Supplemental funding will support analysis of environmental, engineering, and energy issues for a proposed solar power plant on a former landfill.
Economic Incentives for Brownfields Redevelopment
H.R. 1424 was enacted October 3. Section 318 of the bill provides for expensing of environmental remediation costs extending the current brownfield tax incentive until December 31, 2009, and is effective for expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2007. The tax incentive allows taxpayers to receive a current federal income tax deduction for certain qualifying remediation costs that would otherwise be subject to capitalization. The extension is a timely benefit for companies seeking to acquire or dispose of environmentally impaired properties.
Region 6 Brownfields Accomplishments
Since the Brownfields Program inception in 1996, Region 6 grantees have been awarded more than $50 million in brownfields competitive grants. Region 6 is proud to report that over 1000 sites have been assessed, 11,600 jobs created, and $2.4 billion leveraged in redevelopment.
Detailed data on EPA grant-funded Brownfields sites, by region, is now available in an MS Excel report format. The report is called "Listing of Brownfields Properties." Download the report from the National Brownfields Where You Live page. 
Instructions for viewing Brownfield sites (PDF, 1 page, 22 KB) will get you started using a free mapping tool from Google Earth.
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